diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
index fe5bd7198..a88f6c72a 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeReader.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 #include <osg/Material>
 
-#include "daeUtils.h"
-
 
 class domBind_material;
 class domCamera;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeUtils.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeUtils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fc91563a..000000000
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeUtils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the SCEA Shared Source License, Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this 
- * file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
- * http://research.scea.com/scea_shared_source_license.html
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License 
- * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or 
- * implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the 
- * License. 
- */
-
-#ifndef _DAE_UTILS_H_
-#define _DAE_UTILS_H_
-
-#include <dae/daeElement.h>
-
-namespace osgdae {
-
-template <typename T> 
-inline T *daeSafeCast( daeElement *element ) 
-{ 
-    if ( element && element->getMeta() == T::_Meta ) 
-        return (T *)element; 
-    return NULL; 
-} 
-
-};
-
-#endif
-
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
index 2da88a844..a10892437 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 #include <osgDB/FileUtils>
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 
-#include "daeUtils.h"
-
 #include <dae.h>
 #include <dae/daeDocument.h>